Tackling COVID-19 emergency
On 30 January, the World Health Organisation declared the Corona Virus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern while, on 11 March, it characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. Worldwide countries started to declare state of emergency and approved first set of emergency measures and support operations.
The EU and its member states, for instance, are working together to reinforce national healthcare systems and contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. They are also taking action to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. At the same time, the EU Commission announced immediate support of up to €38 million for the Western Balkans to tackle the health emergency and the reallocation of €374 million from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
This page intends to give you an overview of the common response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
News
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One year ago, the European Commission and the High Representative set out plans for a targeted EU response to support partner countries' efforts in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic combining resources...
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[Call Announcement] Submit your Research at Open Research Europe Platform!
Fast publication and open peer review for research stemming from Horizon 2020 funding across all subject areas. Articles are published rapidly as soon as they are accepted, after passing a series of...
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The 5th Subcommittee meeting on topics related to Education, Culture, Youth, Research and Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) was held...
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Events
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EU Knowledge Valorisation Week
The EU Knowledge Valorisation Week will take place from 27 to 30 April 2021. The virtual event will showcase policies and practices from across Europe that accelerate the translation of scientific...
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Conference: Conversations on the New European Bauhaus
How can we make the places where we live and our experiences more beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive? Register now for the first New European Bauhaus conference organised by the European ...
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Smart Specialisation for the Recovery Workshop
This event aims to deepen our understanding as to how Smart Specialisation can be an effective tool to help territories recover from the current pandemic-induced crisis and discover new opportunities ...
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Calls
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Call for Application | Green Talents Award 2021
The submission period for the Green Talents Competition 2021 is open now. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has held the prestigious “Green Talents – International Forum for...
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Submissions of papers for the Third Annual Conference on European Studies is open. This Conference will bring together economists and political scientists to address European socio‐economic issues.
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EUBCE 2021: WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ‘LATE ABSTRACTS’ FOR EUBCE 2021
To those who did not make the deadline, rest assured: there is a last opportunity for having your work featured during the conference!
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Documents
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2020 Strategic Foresight Report: Charting the course towards a more resilient Europe
President von der Leyen’s political guidelines set a strategic long-term direction to achieve the transition towards a green, digital and fair Europe. They lay out a path for Europe to become the first...
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Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020
The Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre has produced the "Science for disaster risk management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow", the second of its series.
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In this policy brief, we study the development of trade integration, specifically the participation in global value chains, of the Western Balkan countries.
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Links
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https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/policy/common-regional-market_en
The Western Balkans Common Regional Market – a catalyst for deeper regional economic integration and a stepping stone towards EU Single Market At the Sofia Summit on 10 November 2020, the leaders of...
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European Research Area corona platform
The platform is a one-stop shop providing comprehensive information about funding opportunities in relation to Coronavirus at European Union and national level. It offers continuously updated information...
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Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF)
The Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF) supports socio-economic development and EU accession across the Western Balkans through the provision of finance and technical assistance for strategic ...
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Projects
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The Western Balkans Science Engagement Programme
The Western Balkan Science Engagement Programme (SEP) aims to contribute to resilience of states, communities and citizens across the Western Balkans to the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impacts, ...
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Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda
Main goal of the project is toIncreasing the engagement of the civil society organizations (CSOs) in the shaping and implementation of the Digital Agenda in the Western Balkans (DAWB).
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Advancing Anticipatory Behaviours in Dynamic Human-Robot Collaboration
Recent technological progress in robot physical interaction permitted robots to actively and safely share with human a common workspace. Thanks to these technologies, Europe nowadays leads the robotic...
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